Caution: Ignore these types of fb posts! Please?

Be careful when commenting/answering random reposts of FB mini-quizzes that come around your timeline asking you to “type @#[your age]” and see what happens!”, or others that want you to “Repost & share with 10 friends if you were born on August 15, and love Jesus.” I especially dislike those! Jesus is not insecure, needing your “likes”!

Anyway, here’s why: Hacking! You may not even be the target! Ever wonder how someone hacked into your email account especially as you’ve been super careful not to open suspicious emails? How did they manage? Could they have changed your password using answers to your security questions? Hmmm… but how then did they know what my sister’s birthday was? I would never share that? What about your sister, did she fall for some spoof that is now biting you!?

Listen, I like FB coz it’s a super convenient way to keep up with the people I care about BUT, it’s a goldmine for identity thieves. And just FYI, nothing happens when you type weird special characters on FB posts. Nothing. Honest. So why do those posts keep appearing? I haven’t researched this theory but those posts don’t just happen upon your timeline. One of your friends probably attempted a spoof and inadvertently tagged you.

And maybe they don’t want to hack your accounts; maybe all they want is a pool of people, who share the same interests, for targeted advertising en masse. I don’t know but… be careful. Regardless, if you love Jesus, don’t fall for phony captioned pictures of handsome, droopy-eyed actors (Jim Caviezel) who played Jesus in movies.

At the least, it’s just… creepy & weird. At worst, it could come back and bite you, or someone else you care about.